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    • 3. 发明专利
    • METHOD OF FORMING ARTICLES USING THERMOSETTING MATERIALS
    • CA2234266A1
    • 1997-04-17
    • CA2234266
    • 1996-10-10
    • DTM CORP
    • BOOTH RICHARD BMCALEA KEVIN PLAKSHMINARAYAN UDAYKUMAR
    • B22F3/10B22F3/105B22F3/26B29C67/00C04B35/622C04B35/64B29C35/02
    • A method of fabricating articles, such as prototype parts and prototype tooling for injection molding, is disclosed. The method begins with the fabrication of the article in a "green" state by the selective laser sintering, or another additive thermal process, applied to a composite powder, preferably a powder of metal particles coated with a thermoplastic polymer. Both the green article and also an aqueous emulsion of a thermosetting material are then preheated to a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic polymer, and the green article is then infiltrated with the aqueous emulsion. The thermosetting material may be a thermosetting polymer with an appropriate cross-linking agent, or may be a cross-linking agent that will react with the thermoplastic binder polymer. After infiltration, the article is dried, and a rigid skeleton of a thermosetting material is now present within the structure of the article. Further processing may now be performed. The article may be heated beyond the decomposition temperature of the polymers so as to drive off the polymer and sinter the metal particles to one another; alternatively, a resin may be added to the article to form a metal-polymer composite article. High strength articles may thus be formed in a manner which preserves the dimensional accuracy of the article relative to its CAD representation.
    • 5. 发明专利
    • AT192055T
    • 2000-05-15
    • AT96937673
    • 1996-10-10
    • DTM CORP
    • LAKSHMINARAYAN UDAYKUMARMCALEA KEVIN PBOOTH RICHARD B
    • B22F3/10B22F3/105B22F3/26B29C67/00C04B35/622C04B35/64
    • A method of fabricating articles, such as prototype parts and prototype tooling for injection molding, is disclosed. The method begins with the fabrication of the article in a "green" state by the selective laser sintering, or another additive thermal process, applied to a composite powder, preferably a powder of metal particles coated with a thermoplastic polymer. Both the green article and also an aqueous emulsion of a thermosetting material are then preheated to a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic polymer, and the green article is then infiltrated with the aqueous emulsion. The thermosetting material may be a thermosetting polymer with an appropriate cross-linking agent, or may be a cross-linking agent that will react with the thermoplastic binder polymer. After infiltration, the article is dried, and a rigid skeleton of a thermosetting material is now present within the structure of the article. Further processing may now be performed. The article may be heated beyond the decomposition temperature of the polymers so as to drive off the polymer and sinter the metal particles to one another; alternatively, a resin may be added to the article to form a metal-polymer composite article. High strength articles may thus be formed in a manner which preserves the dimensional accuracy of the article relative to its CAD representation.
    • 9. 发明专利
    • AT211439T
    • 2002-01-15
    • AT96911486
    • 1996-03-29
    • DTM CORP
    • MCALEA KEVIN PFORDERHASE PAUL FGANNINGER MARK E
    • C08J9/24B29C39/00B29C41/00B29C67/00B29C67/20B29K105/04C08J9/32C08K7/20C08L77/00C08L101/00C08J3/20
    • A composite powder specially adapted for use in selective laser sintering is disclosed. The composite powder includes a polymer powder dry mixed with a reinforcement powder, where the polymer powder has a melting temperature substantially lower than that of the reinforcement powder. In the case where nearfully dense parts are to be formed, the first constituent powder is preferably a semi-crystalline powder, for example nylon 11, of a composition suitable for forming near-fully dense parts when used unblended in selective laser sintering; if porous parts are desired, the polymer powder is an amorphous powder, such as polycarbonate, polystyrene, acrylates, and styrene/acrylate copolymers. The reinforcement powder is preferably microspheres of glass, preferably coated to enhance wetting and adhesion with the polymer powder when selective laser sintering is performed. Besides improving the stiffness and heat resistance of the part produced, the composite powder widens the process window over that provided by unblended powder, provides improved dimensional accuracy in the part produced, and facilitates roughbreakout and smooth finishing of the part produced.